# List of ministers of kingdom relations of the Netherlands

The minister of the interior and kingdom relations (Dutch: Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties) is the head of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and a member of the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers and dual serves as the minister of the interior. The current minister is Judith Uitermark of the New Social Contract (NSC) party who has been in office since 2 July 2024. Regularly, a state secretary is assigned to the ministry who is tasked with specific portfolios. The current state secretary is Zsolt Szabó of the Party for Freedom (PVV) who also has been in office since 2 July 2024 and has been assigned the portfolios of kingdom relations and digital government.

## List of ministers
### Colonial Affairs (1866–1945)

For full list, see List of ministers of kingdom relations of the Netherlands. (in Dutch)
| Minister of Colonial Affairs | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| Pieter Mijer (1812–1881) | 1 June 1866 – 17 September 1866 | Independent (Conservative) | Van Zuylen van Nijevelt |
| Nicolaas Trakranen (1819–1890) | 17 September 1866 – 20 July 1867 | Independent (Conservative) | Van Zuylen van Nijevelt |
| Johannes Hasselman (1815–1895) | 20 July 1867 – 4 June 1868 | Independent (Conservative) | Van Zuylen van Nijevelt |
| Engelbertus de Waal (1821–1905) | 4 June 1868 – 16 November 1870 | Independent (Liberal) | Van Bosse–Fock |
| Lodewijk Gerard Brocx (Minister of the Navy) (1819–1880) | 16 November 1870 – 4 January 1871 | Independent (Liberal) | Van Bosse–Fock |
| Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879) | 4 January 1871 – 6 July 1872 | Independent (Liberal) | Thorbecke III |
| Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte (1822–1902) | 6 July 1872 – 27 August 1874 | Independent (Liberal) | De Vries–Fransen van de Putte |
| Baron Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller (1831–1901) | 27 August 1873 – 11 September 1876 | Independent (Conservative) | Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| Fokko Alting Mees (1819–1900) | 11 September 1876 – 3 November 1877 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | Heemskerk–Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| Pieter Philip van Bosse (1809–1879) | 3 November 1877 – 21 February 1879 | Independent (Liberal) | Kappeyne van de Coppello |
| Jonkheer Captain Hendrikus Wichers (Minister of the Navy) (1831–1889) | 21 February 1879 – 12 March 1879 | Independent (Liberal) | Kappeyne van de Coppello |
| Otto van Rees (1823–1892) | 12 March 1879 – 20 August 1879 | Independent (Liberal) | Kappeyne van de Coppello |
| Baron Willem van Goltstein van Oldenaller (1831–1901) | 20 August 1879 – 1 September 1882 | Independent (Conservative) | Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| Jonkheer Willem Maurits de Brauw (1838–1898) | 1 September 1882 – 23 February 1883 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| Willem van Erp Taalman Kip (Minister of the Navy) (1824–1905) | 23 February 1883 – 23 April 1883 | Independent (Technocrat) | Van Lynden van Sandenburg |
| Gerard van Bloemen Waanders (1825–1892) | 23 April 1883 – 25 November 1883 | Independent (Conservative) | J. Heemskerk |
| Major general August Willem Philip Weitzel (Minister of War) (1816–1896) | 25 November 1883 – 27 February 1884 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | J. Heemskerk |
| Jacobus Sprenger van Eyk (1842–1907) | 27 February 1884 – 21 April 1888 | Independent (Conservative liberal) | J. Heemskerk |
| Levinus Keuchenius (1822–1893) | 21 April 1888 – 24 February 1890 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Mackay |
| Baron Aeneas Mackay (Prime Minister) (1838–1909) | 24 February 1890 – 21 August 1891 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Mackay |
| Baron Willem van Dedem (1839–1895) | 21 August 1891 – 9 May 1894 | Liberal Union | Van Tienhoven |
| Jacob Bergsma (1838–1915) | 9 May 1894 – 27 July 1897 | Independent (Old liberal) | Röell |
| Jacob Theodoor Cremer (1847–1923) | 27 July 1897 – 1 August 1901 | Liberal Union | Pierson |
| Jonkheer Titus van Asch van Wijck (1849–1902) | 1 August 1901 – 9 September 1902 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Kuyper |
| Lieutenant general Johannes Bergansius (Minister of War) (1836–1913) | 9 September 1902 – 25 September 1902 | Independent (Catholic) | Kuyper |
| Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935) | 25 September 1902 – 17 August 1905 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Kuyper |
| Dr. Dirk Fock (1858–1941) | 17 August 1905 – 12 February 1908 | Liberal Union | De Meester |
| Theo Heemskerk (Prime Minister) (1852–1932) | 12 February 1908 – 20 May 1908 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | T. Heemskerk |
| Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935) | 20 May 1908 – 16 August 1909 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | T. Heemskerk |
| Jan Hendrik de Waal Malefijt (1852–1931) | 16 August 1909 – 29 August 1913 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | T. Heemskerk |
| Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte (1864–1926) | 29 August 1913 – 8 December 1915 | Free-thinking Democratic League | Cort van der Linden |
| Rear admiral Jean Jacques Rambonnet (Minister of the Navy) (1864–1942) | 8 December 1915 – 17 January 1916 | Independent (Liberal) | Cort van der Linden |
| Thomas Bastiaan Pleyte (1864–1926) | 17 January 1916 – 9 September 1918 | Free-thinking Democratic League | Cort van der Linden |
| Alexander Idenburg (1861–1935) | 9 September 1918 – 13 August 1919 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I |
| Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (Prime Minister) (1873–1936) | 13 August 1919 – 13 November 1919 | Roman Catholic State Party | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I |
| Simon de Graaff (1861–1953) | 13 November 1919 – 4 August 1925 | Independent (Conservative Protestant) | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck I |
| Simon de Graaff (1861–1953) | 13 November 1919 – 4 August 1925 | Independent (Conservative Protestant) | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck II |
| Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 4 August 1925 – 1 October 1925 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Colijn I |
| Charles Welter (1880–1972) | 1 October 1925 – 8 March 1926 | Roman Catholic State Party | Colijn I |
| Dr. Jacob Koningsberger (1867–1951) | 8 March 1926 – 10 August 1929 | Independent | De Geer I |
| Simon de Graaff (1861–1953) | 10 August 1929 – 26 May 1933 | Independent Christian Democrat (Protestant) | Ruijs de Beerenbrouck III |
| Dr. Hendrikus Colijn (Prime Minister) (1869–1944) | 26 May 1933 – 24 June 1937 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Colijn II • III |
| Charles Welter (1880–1972) | 24 June 1937 – 25 July 1939 | Roman Catholic State Party | Colijn IV |
| Cornelis van den Bussche (1884–1941) | 25 July 1939 – 10 August 1939 | Independent (Liberal) | Colijn V |
| Charles Welter (also Minister of Finance 1940–1941) (1880–1972) | 10 August 1939 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | De Geer II |
| Charles Welter (also Minister of Finance 1940–1941) (1880–1972) | 10 August 1939 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | Gerbrandy I |
| Charles Welter (also Minister of Finance 1940–1941) (1880–1972) | 10 August 1939 – 17 November 1941 | Roman Catholic State Party | Gerbrandy II |
| Dr. Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (Prime Minister) (1885–1961) | 17 November 1941 – 21 May 1942 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Gerbrandy II |
| Dr. Huib van Mook (1894–1965) | 21 May 1942 – 23 February 1945 | Independent | Gerbrandy II |

### Overseas Affairs (1945–1959)

| Minister of Overseas Affairs | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| Dr. Josef Schmutzer (1882–1946) | 23 February 1945 – 25 June 1945 | Roman Catholic State Party | Gerbrandy III |
| Dr. Johann Logemann (1892–1969) | 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 | Social Democratic Workers' Party | Schermerhorn–Drees |
| Dr. Johann Logemann (1892–1969) | 25 June 1945 – 3 July 1946 | Labour Party | Schermerhorn–Drees |
| Jan Jonkman (1891–1976) | 3 July 1946 – 30 August 1947 | Labour Party | Beel I |
| Dr. Louis Beel (Prime Minister) (1902–1977) | 30 August 1947 – 3 November 1947 | Catholic People's Party | Beel I |
| Jan Jonkman (1891–1976) | 3 November 1947 – 7 August 1948 | Labour Party | Beel I |
| Maan Sassen (1911–1995) | 7 August 1948 – 14 February 1949 | Catholic People's Party | Drees– Van Schaik |
| Johan van Maarseveen (1894–1951) | 14 February 1949 – 15 March 1951 | Catholic People's Party | Drees– Van Schaik |
| Willem Drees (Prime Minister) (1886–1988) | 15 March 1951 – 30 March 1951 | Labour Party | Drees I |
| Leonard Peters (1900–1984) | 30 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 | Catholic People's Party | Drees I |
| Dr. Willem Kernkamp (1899–1956) | 2 September 1952 – 18 July 1956 | Christian Historical Union | Drees II |
| Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 18 July 1956 – 14 February 1957 | Christian Historical Union | Drees II |
| Kees Staf (1905–1973) | 18 July 1956 – 14 February 1957 | Christian Historical Union | Drees III |
| Gerard Helders (1905–2013) | 14 February 1957 – 19 May 1959 | Christian Historical Union | Drees III |
| Gerard Helders (1905–2013) | 14 February 1957 – 19 May 1959 | Christian Historical Union | Beel II |

### Kingdom relations (since 1959)

| Minister of Overseas Affairs | Minister of Overseas Affairs | Minister of Overseas Affairs | Position | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Henk Korthals (1911–1976) | Minister of Transport and Water Management | 19 May 1959 – 1 September 1959 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Quay |
| Minister of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs | Minister of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs | Minister of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs | Position(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Henk Korthals (1911–1976) | Minister of Transport and Water Management | 1 September 1959 – 24 July 1963 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | De Quay |
| | | Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Marijnen |
| | | Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Cals |
| | | Barend Biesheuvel (1920–2001) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries | 24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Zijlstra |
| | | Joop Bakker (1921–2003) | Minister of Transport and Water Management | 5 April 1967 – 6 July 1971 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | De Jong |
| | | Roelof Nelissen (1931–2019) | Minister of Finance | 6 July 1971 – 28 January 1972 | Catholic People's Party | Biesheuvel I |
| | | Pierre Lardinois (1924–1987) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries | 28 January 1972 – 1 January 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Biesheuvel I |
| | | Pierre Lardinois (1924–1987) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries | 28 January 1972 – 1 January 1973 | Catholic People's Party | Biesheuvel II |
| | | Molly Geertsema (1918–1991) | Minister of the Interior | 1 January 1973 – 11 May 1973 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Biesheuvel II |
| | | Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997) | Minister of the Interior | 11 May 1973 – 25 November 1975 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Den Uyl |
| Minister of Netherlands Antilles Affairs | Minister of Netherlands Antilles Affairs | Minister of Netherlands Antilles Affairs | Position(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Dr. Gaius de Gaay Fortman (1911–1997) | Minister of the Interior | 25 November 1975 – 19 December 1977 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | Den Uyl |
| | | Fons van der Stee (1928–1999) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries (1973–1980) | 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | Catholic People's Party | Van Agt I |
| | | Fons van der Stee (1928–1999) | Minister of Finance (1980–1981) | 19 December 1977 – 11 September 1981 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Van Agt I |
| | | Joop den Uyl (1919–1987) | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | 11 September 1981 – 29 May 1982 | Labour Party | Van Agt II |
| | | Jan de Koning (1926–1994) | Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries | 29 May 1982 – 4 November 1982 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Van Agt III |
| Minister of Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs | Minister of Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs | Minister of Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Affairs | Position(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Jan de Koning (1926–1994) | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment | 4 November 1982 – 7 November 1989 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers I • II |
| | | Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018) | Prime Minister | 7 November 1989 – 14 November 1989 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers III |
| | | Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) | Minister of Justice | 14 November 1989 – 27 May 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers III |
| | | Ruud Lubbers (1939–2018) | Prime Minister | 27 May 1994 – 22 August 1994 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Lubbers III |
| | | Dr. Joris Voorhoeve (born 1945) | Minister of Defence | 22 August 1994 – 3 August 1998 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Kok I |
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | Position | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| | | Dr. Bram Peper (1940–2022) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 3 August 1998 – 13 March 2000 | Labour Party | Kok II |
| | | Roger van Boxtel (born 1954) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 13 March 2000 – 24 March 2000 | Democrats 66 | Kok II |
| | | Klaas de Vries (born 1943) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 24 March 2000 – 22 July 2002 | Labour Party | Kok II |
| | | Johan Remkes (born 1951) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Balkenende I |
| | | Thom de Graaf (born 1957) | Minister without Portfolio for the Interior | 27 May 2003 – 23 March 2005 | Democrats 66 | Balkenende II |
| | | Alexander Pechtold (born 1965) | Minister without Portfolio for the Interior | 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 | Democrats 66 | Balkenende II |
| | | Atzo Nicolaï (1960–2020) | Minister without Portfolio for the Interior | 7 July 2006 – 22 February 2007 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Balkenende III |
| | | Dr. Guusje ter Horst (born 1952) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 | Labour Party | Balkenende IV |
| | | Dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin (born 1950) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 23 February 2010 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Balkenende IV |
| | | Piet Hein Donner (born 1948) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 14 October 2010 – 16 December 2011 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte I |
| | | Liesbeth Spies (born 1966) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 16 December 2011 – 5 November 2012 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte I |
| | | Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 5 November 2012 – 29 June 2016 | Labour Party | Rutte II |
| | | Stef Blok (born 1964) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 29 June 2016 – 16 September 2016 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Rutte II |
| | | Dr. Ronald Plasterk (born 1957) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 16 September 2016 – 26 October 2017 | Labour Party | Rutte II |
| | | Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 | Democrats 66 | Rutte III |
| | | Raymond Knops (born 1971) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 1 November 2019 – 14 April 2020 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte III |
| | | Jonkvrouw Kajsa Ollongren (born 1967) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 14 April 2020 – 10 January 2022 | Democrats 66 | Rutte III |
| | | Hanke Bruins Slot (born 1977) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 10 January 2022 – 5 September 2023 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte IV |
| | | Hugo de Jonge (born 1977) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 5 September 2023 – 2 July 2024 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte IV |
| | | Judith Uitermark (born 1971) | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | New Social Contract | Schoof |
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## List of ministers without portfolio

| Minister without portfolio | Ministry | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| Pangeran Adipati Soejono (1886–1943) | Colonial Affairs | • Dutch East Indies | 9 June 1942 – 5 January 1943 | Independent | Gerbrandy II |
| Lubbertus Götzen (1894–1979) | Colonial Affairs | • Colonial Fiscal Policy | 11 November 1947 – 15 March 1951 | Independent | Beel I |
| Lubbertus Götzen (1894–1979) | Colonial Affairs | • Colonial Fiscal Policy | 11 November 1947 – 15 March 1951 | Independent | Drees– Van Schaik |
| Joseph Luns (1911–2002) | Foreign Affairs | • United Nations • Netherlands- Indonesian Union • Netherlands New Guinea • Benelux • International Organizations | 2 September 1952 – 13 October 1956 | Catholic People's Party | Drees II |
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## List of state secretaries

| State Secretary | Ministry | Portfolio(s) | Term of office | Party | Cabinet |
| Nico Blom (1899–1972) | Foreign Affairs | • Dutch East Indies | 16 February 1950 – 2 September 1952 | Labour Party | Drees– Van Schaik Drees I |
| Lubbertus Götzen (1894–1979) | Colonial Affairs | • Netherlands- Indonesian Union • Colonial Fiscal Policy | 15 March 1951 – 2 September 1952 | Independent | Drees I |
| Theo Bot (1911–1984) | Interior | • Netherlands New Guinea | 23 November 1959 – 24 July 1963 | Catholic People's Party | De Quay |
| Gijs de Vries (born 1956) | Interior and Kingdom Relations | • Kingdom Relations • Emergency Services • Emergency Management • Regional Languages | 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002 | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Kok II |
| Ank Bijleveld (born 1962) | Interior and Kingdom Relations | • Kingdom Relations • Municipalities • Provinces • Emergency Management | 22 February 2007 – 14 October 2010 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Balkenende IV |
| Raymond Knops (born 1971) | Interior and Kingdom Relations | • Kingdom Relations • Civil Service • Digital Government | 26 October 2017 – 1 November 2019 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte III |
| Raymond Knops (born 1971) | Interior and Kingdom Relations | • Kingdom Relations • Civil Service • Digital Government | 14 April 2020 – 10 January 2022 | Christian Democratic Appeal | Rutte III |
| Alexandra van Huffelen (born 1968) | Interior and Kingdom Relations | • Kingdom Relations • Municipalities • Provinces • Digital Government | 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | Democrats 66 | Rutte IV |
| Zsolt Szabó (born 1961) | Interior and Kingdom Relations | • Kingdom Relations • Digital Government | 2 July 2024 – Incumbent | Party for Freedom | Schoof |
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